Remus woman jailed after Harrison man shot dead

A 32-year-old Remus woman is in police custody following the shooting death of a 68-year-old Harrison man Friday.

Police are not releasing the names of the victim or the suspect.

Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, Clare County Central Dispatch received a call concerning a body at a residence on Huckleberry Trail just south of M-61 in Redding Township in Clare County, according to a written statement from Sheriff John Wilson.

Clare County Sheriff’s deputies found the body of the Harrison man inside the residence. He had been shot one time, the statement said.

With the help of two state police detectives and the state police crime lab, the deputies continued investigating through the night.

By early Saturday morning, police had gathered information that led them to a residence in Remus in Mecosta County. There, “they found the vehicle believed to have been involved in the crime,” the statement said.

“Interviews with witnesses along with the cooperation of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department led to the arrest of the 32-year-old woman.”

She is lodged in the Clare County Jail and will be arraigned.

Wilson expressed thanks for all the help provided him to bring the case to a “rapid close.”

He said late Saturday afternoon that the name of the victim isn’t being released until all the family members have been notified. He expected that the name should be released Sunday morning.

Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday and the closure of the court offices, the Remus woman won’t likely be arraigned until Tuesday. A press conference is expected at that time.

Linda Gittleman is the Gratiot Managing Editor at the Morning Sun and can be reached at lgittleman@michigannewspapers.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gittleman